*Hi Crafters!


Just revisited my ELEBRATION stamp - my physician has recently been granted the gift of a newborn grandson and since I was scheduled for an appointment, I brought along a Valentine card for the little fella!  As a boy, I wanted this to be sweet but not too  pink and here is what I came up with......and it was well-received!

Card Front

Ooops!  I added a small red bow over the pink scallop trim before I left and forgot to take a picture!  Oy! So picture this with a  red bow - blogging is sometimes on the fly if you know what I mean, lol! 

I used our new HEARTS FRAMELITS to quickly cut those hearts!  Then I embossed with our Texture Embossing Folders - of which we have many....check out our catalogue!  Here I have used Perfect Polka Dots and Stripes 

Heart Framelits - NEW PRODUCT!!!

See Occasions Mini Catalogue

AND now onto the inside where you'll see the same little cute elephant as I used 

in a birthday card not long ago!  Isn't he a sweetie with his little cake and all!  

To make this a Valentine Card and not a birthday one, I covered the candle with

a punched out Heart {use Small Heart Punch}.....and the balloons with more hearts {Heart to Heart Punch}........works like a charm!

He's been coloured with our chalks and markers, and I couldn't help but draw little hearts

floating off into the air!  TOTAL FUN making this!!

ELEBRATION STAMP 

 sold as a single in the A la Carte section of the 

Idea Book and Catalogue from Stampin' Up!

Its a coincidence that both these cards are for boys!   But you can see the 

versatility of this stamp!  Use your own imagination to change this up! 

Sweet craftin'!

TAYLOR

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Boy oh boy - this stamp has been just sitting waiting for the right project - and one finally came along!!!

A Happy Birthday for a boy turning 1 years old - well, you can't beat that - unless it's a girl turning 1 too!

But how adorable is this stamp, ELEBRATION?   Huh or what!  Its one of the A la carte stamps on page 18 of Stampin' Up!'s main Idea Book and Catalogue.  

Elebration

Now here is what was created with the special boy in mind.....

Finished Birthday Card

Close-up of colouring, embellishments

Inside Card

Close-up detail

As handsome as this is in Night of Navy and More Mustard Cardstock - this stamp will be astonishingly CUTE in pinks or soft pastels for a lovely girl!   And its equally fun in bright, cheery colours for any occasion - maybe you know some elephant people out there - a zookeeper perhaps?  [secretly wish I was a zookeeper!] .....anyways, its a great stamp!  

Cheers!

Taylor *

Hi - looking for a Baby Shower Gift?

I designed a notecard set which uses really simple shapes and soft colours which could be used as a gift for an expectant Mom - or even for yourself if you'd like to have a sweet collection of ready-made cards.  I chose soft colours when I was first experimenting, and liked the results, but you could substitute many colour combinations!   

Recycle some scraps. Create a fun grid of polka dots by using the small 1/2 inch circle punch......and our RETIRING Trio Flower Punch (can't believe it!) to add interest.  

A butterfly - highlights the polka dot as well.

The box is 9 inch x 5-1/2 inch  with a 1/2 inch base scored in the middle. Two strips of paper, scored to make 3 sections, each 1/2 inch wide, are attached along the sides. 

The front panel has a half -circle cut away to create a pocket to tuck a tag into.

Embossing the cardstock with polka dots and a simple design means the cards can be used for many purposes - thank you, birth announcement, 1rst birthday......etc. Flexibility! 

To help the appearance, I staggered the height of the cards - this way,

 all the colours show when stored in the box. 

Close-up of box and cut-out front section with tag. 

Time to make: 1 hour or less. 

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Hope you try this - email me for instructions if you like! 

Beverly

Here's my first real card using my "Look Who's Turning" stamp set as I mentioned in my last post....and my idea to put my Big Shot 'Bigz Scalloped Circle' came about because we were using it this past week-end {showing that post later - stay tuned!}.......and I think I came up with a pleasant idea of making different sized scalloped circles turn into the beginnings of a "baby rattle"!

I cut 4 scalloped circles - 2 large on my Big Shot, and then used a hand-held punch to cut out a smaller circle from the center of one of the big circles. Then the fourth was an even smaller scalloped circle cut from white cardstock. I used a hidden cardstock ring to raise the front of the card a bit. Hope that all made sense - lol

Using various shades of pink ink, I stamped my adorable octopus on Stampin' Up!'s Whisper White cardstock and then used their Large Scallop Oval to punch it out. Before layering it on, I used a hint of ink to create a pink shadow.

A strip of cardstock, another circle - and a few added images to the bottom, and my greeting and I was done. This took about 15 mins. Pretty good I'd say!

Hope you enjoy it!